August 2, 2017

By: U.S. State Department

The US State Department travel warning page on North Korea on the restriction of the use of U.S. passports to travel into, in, or through North Korea/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), effective Friday, September 1, 2017.
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June 14, 2017

By: U.S. Department of State

The State Department has issued a travel warning to North Korea to encourage U.S. citizens to consider their travel to the country very carefully. The warning notes that U.S. citizens in North Korea are at serious risk of arrest and long-term detention under North Korea’s system of law enforcement. It further warns that since the United States does not maintain diplomatic or consular relations with North Korea, the U.S. government has no means to provide normal consular services to U.S. citizens in North Korea. Updated 9 May 2017.
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June 7, 2017

By: Kim Jong Un

June 6, 2017

By: Daniel Wertz

This report provides a comparative assessment of the role that Track II talks and other forms of people-to-people engagement initiatives have played in addressing the challenges posed by Iran and North Korea. It is informed by the findings of a March 23, 2017 workshop convened by the National Committee on North Korea and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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May 25, 2017

By: Rep. Adam Schiff and Joe Wilson

Cosponsored by Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), this bill seeks to limit travel to North Korea by calling on the Treasury Department to issue regulations that would prohibit travel-related transactions to North Korea unless such transactions have been pre-authorized by a general or specific license from Treasury. The bill specifically prohibits Treasury from authorizing any license if “the primary purpose of such travel is to engage in tourist activities.”
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